From the book jacket: "One night Sophie, her mother, and her stepfather are called to a hospital, where Pablo, a six-year-old Mexican boy, is recovering from dehydration.Pablo was carrying the business card of Sophie’s stepfather – but he doesn’t recognize the boy.Crossing the border into Arizona with seven other Mexicans and a coyote, or guide, Pablo and his parents faced such harsh conditions that the boy is the only survivor.Pablo comes to live the Sophie, her parents, and Sophie’s aunt Dika, a refugee from the war in Bosnia.Sophie loves Pablo – her Principito, or Little Prince – but after a year, Sophie’s parents are able to contact Pablo’s extended family in Mexico, and Sophie, Dika, and Dika’s new boyfriend and his son must travel with Pablo to his hometown so that he can make a heart-wrenching decision. Sophie has always been afraid of everything: car wrecks, cancer, becoming an orphan herself.But traveling with Dika, Pablo, Mr. Lorenzo, and Angel – people who have suffered losses beyond Sophie’s imaging – changes her perception of danger.Sophie feels a strong connection to Angel, but she fears losing him almost as much as she enjoys their time together.When a tragic accident forces Sophie to take a dangerous journey, she recognizes that life is beautiful even in the midst of death – and that love is worth the risk of losing."
Sophie has always been afraid of everything: car wrecks, cancer, becoming an orphan herself. But traveling with Dika, Pablo, Mr. Lorenzo, and Angel – people who have suffered losses beyond Sophie’s imaging – changes her perception of danger. Sophie feels a strong connection to Angel, but she fears losing him almost as much as she enjoys their time together. When a tragic accident forces Sophie to take a dangerous journey, she recognizes that life is beautiful even in the midst of death – and that love is worth the risk of losing."